Johnson weighed in at 197 pounds this afternoon for his middleweight bout and will sacrifice 20% of his purse as a result. Also, according to UFC President Dana White, if Johnson is above 205 pounds tomorrow afternoon the event’s co-headlining clash with Belfort will be cancelled.

According to a report on Yahoo Sports, Johnson’s manager explained he grew ill in the hours before the weigh-in and had to be hydrated, thus causing his inability to make weight as expected.

The remaining athletes on the card all hit their necessary marks meaning the show will go on as planned.

* – Johnson must weigh less than 205 pounds tomorrow or the bout will be cancelled. He has been fined 20% of his purse.

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MMATraining Take: In most cases I would take a guy at face value when it comes to grossly missing weight but it’s an issue Johnson has had throughout his career, doing so twice before as a welterweight. Even if he comes in under 205 and the match-up gets a greenlight I suspect “Rumble” will be released unless he looks absolutely fantastic against Belfort (and finds a way to show his bosses the situation was truly out of his control).